Tag Archives: Texas Senate Race

Texas Senate Race Updates for May 27, 2011

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Lawrence Person

It being the Friday of a long weekend, I doubt terribly many people are going to be reading this, but there have been some significant Texas Senate race developments: Houston State Senator (and former sports caster) Dan Patrick is considering … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm Redux for May 23, 2011

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Yet another passel of news: With the new state budget moving toward passage, the State of Texas will actually spend less money next fiscal year than it did last year, the first state in 50 years to actually implement a … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 17, 2011

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Conceding defeat graciously, Wisconsin Democrat style: “Please put your things in order because you will be killed and your families will also be killed due to your actions in the last 8 weeks.” The Madison Project endorses Ted Cruz. “All … Continue reading →

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Election Tdibits for Monday, May 16, 2011

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’m having some computer issues, so expect blogging to be light for the next few days. Trump decides not to run. Tom Leppert bashes the IMF. Just because I doubt Mr. Leppert’s conservative bonafides doesn’t mean he’s wrong. Speaking of … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Updates for May 12, 2011

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A smattering of senate race updates: Iconblog is not impressed with Ricardo Sanchez’s declaration of candidacy: “Repeating standard Democratic talking points word-for-word in Texas is not a winning strategy. Sanchez completely missed an opportunity to explain his candidacy—he just defined … Continue reading →

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Texas Senate Race Update: Ricardo Sanchez to Run

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Various news outlets are reporting that former U.S. general Ricardo Sanchez will be announcing his Senate run today. I’m linking to the USA Today story of Catalina Camia because, unlike her journalistic brethren, she actually noted that Sean Hubbard was … Continue reading →

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2012 Election Tidbits for May 11, 2011

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few 2012 election tidbits, on the Senate race and others. Since I dinged them over inaccuracies in their reporting on the Texas Senate race, it seems only fair to praise Ryan Murphy and Matt Stiles for this nifty interactive … Continue reading →

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Tom Leppert And ACORN

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Matt S. Dowling has a post up up claiming that not only was Tom Leppert playing footsie with the SEIU, but he also sought the endorsement of everyone’s favorite pimp assistance agency, ACORN. Unfortunately, he hasn’t actually provided the links … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Friday, May 6, 2011: Immigration, the NYT, and Tom Leppert’s SEIU Ties

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A small LinkSwarm for a lazy Friday: Mickey Kaus: “Why do these Democrats tell pollsters that immigrants are a burden because they ‘take our jobs’? Maybe because they do. Just a thought.” The New York Times gets the Texas Senate … Continue reading →

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More Texas Senate Race Fundraising Nuggets and Race Tidbits

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Though the aggregate FEC totals have been up for a little while, the FEC has finally put up the lists of individual contributors to examine. Ted Cruz: The first thing that jumped out at me from Cruz’s contributors was the … Continue reading →

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